How adult second language learning differs from child first language development
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Child first language and adult second language are both tied to general-purpose learning systems.
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عنوان ژورنال: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0140-525X,1469-1825
DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x00043600